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Associate Professor, Department of Private Law, Faculty of Law and Political Science, University of Tehran, Iran
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PhD student in private law, Kish International Campus, University of Tehran, Kish, Iran
10.22106/jlj.2026.2046440.6118
Abstract
The phenomenon known as the smart contract is regarded as one of the technological innovations that has attracted considerable attention in academic and media circles in recent years. This study, conducted using a descriptive-analytical methodology and a comparative approach, drawing upon both library-based and online resources, focuses on examining the transformative effects of self-executing contracts on the contractual regime. The principal question that this study seeks to answer is the extent to which this innovation is capable of transforming the formal and substantive structure of contracts. The findings indicate that the lack of precision in the use of technical terms and specialized concepts, such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, and even the contract, constitutes one of the principal obstacles to a proper understanding of this phenomenon. Transformations in the linguistic and syntactic structures of contracts, the adoption of conditional logic, the reduction of the adverse effects of human judgment and emotions, and the diminished reliance on public authority in the performance of contracts are among the principal formal and substantive changes brought about by the smart contract paradigm. Nevertheless, despite its aforementioned capacities and advantages, this paradigm has not gained widespread acceptance owing to its excessive complexity.
nori yushanlouei,J and Tajmiri,A . (2026). Transformations in the Contractual Regime in Light of Self-Executing Contracts. The Judiciarys Law Journal, 90(133), 229-256. doi: 10.22106/jlj.2026.2046440.6118
MLA
nori yushanlouei,J , and Tajmiri,A . "Transformations in the Contractual Regime in Light of Self-Executing Contracts", The Judiciarys Law Journal, 90, 133, 2026, 229-256. doi: 10.22106/jlj.2026.2046440.6118
HARVARD
nori yushanlouei J, Tajmiri A. (2026). 'Transformations in the Contractual Regime in Light of Self-Executing Contracts', The Judiciarys Law Journal, 90(133), pp. 229-256. doi: 10.22106/jlj.2026.2046440.6118
CHICAGO
J nori yushanlouei and A Tajmiri, "Transformations in the Contractual Regime in Light of Self-Executing Contracts," The Judiciarys Law Journal, 90 133 (2026): 229-256, doi: 10.22106/jlj.2026.2046440.6118
VANCOUVER
nori yushanlouei J, Tajmiri A. Transformations in the Contractual Regime in Light of Self-Executing Contracts. The Judiciarys Law Journal. 2026;90(133):229-256 (In Persian). doi: 10.22106/jlj.2026.2046440.6118
